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Music Saweetie Hit With $3M Lawsuit For Alleged Fraud After Cancelling Japan Shows A concert promoter alleges that Saweetie and her touring company ran off with a $100K deposit. By Aron A. May 19, 2026
Music Ozuna Confirms Extortion Plot Surrounding Gay Porno Filmed While He Was A Minor A recently-slain latin trap star is accused of extorting Ozuna for several years now. By Devin Ch January 23, 2019
Music Megan Thee Stallion Seeks To Sanction Tory Lanez's Friend For Disrespectful Deposition This request concerns Megan Thee Stallion's lawsuit against Milagro Gramz for allegedly spreading lies about the Tory Lanez case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Music Gunna Abruptly Ends Puzzling Virginia Beach Show Early Gunna kicked off his 2025-2026 "Wun World Tour" in mid-November. It runs through July 3 in Portugal. More dates were added a few weeks ago. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Lil Durk's Mom Says He Cut His Locks & Is "Doing Pretty Good" Behind Bars Lil Durk is in good spirits despite everything. By Erika Marie June 01, 2026
Music Diddy Alleges Prison Is Serving Maggot-Infested Food In Latest Plea For Bail Recently, Diddy asked Judge Arun Subramanian to grant him bail ahead of his October sentencing, citing allegedly poor prison conditions. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2025
Music Young Thug Started To Give Enough Of A F*ck On “Slime Season 3” “Slime Season 3” captured Young Thug in transition, where his chaotic brilliance crystallized into the icon he is today. By Aron A. March 26, 2026
Music Diddy's Employees Are Allegedly Furious They Aren't Getting Paid While He's In Prison Diddy is currently serving out a 50-month prison sentence at Fort Dix for transportation to engage in prostitution. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music Drake's UMG Lawsuit's Dismissal Shows Up In Fat Joe's Defamation Case Lawyer Tyrone Blackburn is representing Fat Joe's former hype man Terrance "T.A." Dixon in a defamation lawsuit not quite similar to Drake's. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music YFN Lucci Addresses Rumors About 2020 Shooting That Killed His Close Friend YFN Lucci's late friend, James Adams, was shot at while the former was reportedly driving through rival gang territory in Dec. 2020. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Music Kodak Black Reveals New Album "Kodak The Blessing" Dropping Soon Kodak Black's new album "Kodak The Blessing" will feature 1900Rugrat, Fridayy, Rylo Rodriguez, G Thugg, Shadea Charai, Albee Al, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026
Music Beanie Sigel Uses AI To Recapture His Old Voice On New Song Beanie Sigel first announced plans for a new album with an AI version of his old voice in 2023, and this verse is the first look at the tech he's using. By Devin Morton July 04, 2025